Month: June 2024

(NEXSTAR) – If you’re stuck in traffic every morning and every evening, is it comforting to know you’re not alone? The average American adult spends 219 hours a year – or more than nine full days – commuting every year, a new analysis by MoneyGeek found. The personal finance site used data from the Census,

The Chicago Cubs currently reside in last place in the National League Central and are left with some big decisions as July nears, but one MLB insider didn’t mince words when it comes to the North Siders’ performance this season. In his midseason awards column for USA Today, Bob Nightengale handed out plenty of hardware

People try to “live in the moment” without realizing what that really means. Living in the moment is fine if, at the moment, you are hiking in the Colorado Rockies, pausing to sip cool water and admire the vista. But how often are you living in that moment? My father, Robert Steinberg, 91, lives in

WASHINGTON — Executive branch agencies will likely have more difficulty regulating the environment, public health, workplace safety and other issues under a far-reaching decision by the Supreme Court. The court’s 6-3 ruling on Friday overturned a 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron that has instructed lower courts to defer to federal agencies when laws passed

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl strengthened into what experts called an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm as it approaches the southeast Caribbean, which began shutting down Sunday amid urgent pleas from government officials for people to take shelter. Hurricane warnings were in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent and

The Supreme Court has now put Congress on notice that it needs to do a better job of writing laws and can no longer expect federal agencies to clean up their poorly written messes.

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks have officially re-signed two forwards, bringing back Luke Kunin and Justin Bailey on one-year contracts. Kunin, who turns 27 in December, will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of his contract. He scored 18 points in 77 games this season, his first since he had surgery

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday dismissed suggestions that his party was headed to defeat in the July 4 general election, using one of his final televised appearances to defend the Conservatives’ record on the economy. Sunak told the BBC that he believed he’d still be in power by the end

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the state again this afternoon and evening with hail, gusty winds and heavy rainfall possible, according to the National Weather Service. Storms are likely across northern, northeastern and north central Colorado. A few stronger storms may become severe with large hail, strong gusty winds and briefly heavy rainfall,

During Thursday night’s shambling vs. rambling first televised presidential debate of 2024, which aired on CNN to 20-year record low debate viewership, Donald Trump spoke of undocumented immigrants “taking Black jobs,” causing many to wonder . . . what exactly is a “Black job?” Speaking to CNN’s Dana Bash — a moderator for the debate, along with Jake

Local News “While the outcome of this process is known, the process to get there remains fluid,” said college President Rev. Dr. Colleen R. Derr.  The board of trustees at a college in Quincy unanimously voted to begin closing down the institution due to financial concerns.  Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, founded in 1990, has

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella did not mince words when discussing the late-race incident involving Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, which ended the former’s Austrian Grand Prix. The team chief linked Verstappen’s moves some of his performances in the contentious 2021 Formula 1 season. In a post-race interview with Sky Sports F1, as quoted by

PARIS — French voters are surging to the polls for the first round of high-stakes legislative elections, with turnout an unusually high 59% and three hours to go before polls close Sunday. That’s 20 percentage points higher than turnout at the same time in the last first-round vote in 2022. President Emmanuel Macron called the

After some delay, Juan Soto remained out of the Yankees’ lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Blue Jays. The team waited a while to release its batting order, as Soto went through his pregame routine. The slugger was scratched from Saturday’s game after suffering a bruise on his right hand in Friday’s game. X-rays

French citizens voting in snap election after shocking far-right victories in European contests – CBS News Watch CBS News French citizens are voting Sunday after centrist President Emmanuel Macron called for a snap election after his party was trounced by the far right in recent European elections — signaling once again the uncertainty about the